Rached Ghannouchi, leader of the Tunisian Islamist Ennahda party, checks his ballot behind a booth at a polling station in Ben Arous near the capital Tunis on May 6, 2018, as the country votes in the first free municipal elections since the 2011 revolution. - Tunisians head to the polls on May 6 in what is seen as another milestone on the road to democracy in the birthplace of the Arab Spring, despite muted interest in the poll as struggles with corruption and poverty continue. Though parliamentary and presidential votes have taken place since the fall of dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, municipal polls have been delayed four times due to logistic, administrative and political deadlocks. (Photo by FETHI BELAID / AFP)
The leader of the Salvation Front, Ahmed Nejib Chebbi, indicated at a press conference held on Monday morning that he expects “a wave of repression” which will target the front rank of the socio-political movement in Tunisia.
He added that Rached Ghannouchi told him during a recent meeting that he had no association with the “Nama’ Tounes” or “Instalingo” cases, which are the subject of forensic inquiries. “Ghannouchi told me that he was born here and that he will die here (…) He likewise told me that according to the information that reached him, he will be arrested after his next hearing” he said.
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